Mazda CX-3 2012–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin RF-16-03R1 · NHTSA communication 10134934 · issued Mar 20, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2012–2018
model years
27
vehicle entries
Official summary
The SKYACTIV®-G 2.5T engine requires a unique oil filter (PY8W-14-302) which is NOT interchangeable with other SKYACTIV® oil filters. The unique oil filter can be identified with two white bands as shown below.
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Mazda CX-3
- 2017 Mazda CX-3
- 2018 Mazda CX-3
- 2013 Mazda CX-5
- 2014 Mazda CX-5
- 2015 Mazda CX-5
- 2016 Mazda CX-5
- 2017 Mazda CX-5
- 2018 Mazda CX-5
- 2016 Mazda CX-9
- 2017 Mazda CX-9
- 2018 Mazda CX-9
- 2012 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2013 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2014 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2015 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2016 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2017 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2018 Mazda MAZDA3
- 2014 Mazda MAZDA6
- 2015 Mazda MAZDA6
- 2016 Mazda MAZDA6
- 2017 Mazda MAZDA6
- 2018 Mazda MAZDA6
- 2016 Mazda MX-5
- 2017 Mazda MX-5
- 2018 Mazda MX-5
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.